The Early Years
by Deep Purple
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Overall rank: - | 2000s rank: 29,118th | 2004 rank: 2,763rd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 100 Band Compilations | 60/100 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 38 Music Albums of 2004 | 32/38 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 2 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/20/2026 03:57 | mrmcrook | 1,145 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2025 04:23 | Olli | 7,940 | 62/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2024 14:42 | Johnnyo | 9,846 | 77/100 |
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mrmcrook 11/05/2023 02:42 | #299801
Mk 1 Purple. Sounds like a completely different band from what they became. This is mainly dominated by Jon Lord & keyboards. Still great though (Edited)
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